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239940
  • Title
    Letter from William F. Megee to the owners of the ship Resource, 1799
  • Creator
  • Call number
    MLMSS 7572
  • Level of description
    fonds
  • Date

    1799
  • Type of material
  • Reference code
    239940
  • Issue Copy
    Microfilm : CY 4527 (MLMSS 7572)
  • Physical Description
    1 folder - 0.02 Meters
    Textual Records - (manuscript)
  • ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY

    William F. Megee was part owner with J. Corlis of the ship Resource. The Resource, under the command of Captain Nathaniel Pearce, had sailed from Providence, Rhode Island on a trading voyage and had put into Sydney before proceeding to Canton.
  • Scope and Content
    10 September 1799; The letter is written from 'New South Wales Sidney Cove" and is addressed to the "Gentlemen Owners of The Ship Resource". Megee reports his satisfaction with both the ship and crew. He also says that they have stopped at "Botany Bay" to take on wood and water and he was happy with the route they took because they avoided French pirates.
  • General note

    The letter contains the residue of a red wax seal.
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